# Lotus Network Audio/Video Transcription

> Lotus Network Audio/Video Transcription is a paid API for AI agents from lotusnetworkapi.com, paid per call via x402, $0.5/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Transcribes audio or video from a public URL into text, with optional language specification and English translation, returning a polling job ID for async retrieval

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://lotusnetworkapi.com/api/v1/transcribe
- Price: $0.5/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/lotus-network-audio-video-transcription-976a5777
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_eHziqvHtuTk6TQJpGK--X

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability lotus-network-audio-video-transcription-976a5777 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Transcribe the audio at https://example.com/interview.mp3 — it's in Spanish, and I'd like the transcript translated into English.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need pay-per-call audio or video transcription without requiring an account, API key, or subscription — billed per call in USDC over x402 on Base. Ideal for agents that need occasional or unpredictable transcription volume, or for pipelines that require built-in English translation of foreign-language audio. The async job model suits longer audio files.

## Known failure modes

- Unreachable or private audio URL returns an error — audioUrl must be publicly accessible
- Unsupported audio/video format may cause job failure on poll
- Invalid ISO language code may cause processing error or fall back to auto-detect
- Payment failure over x402 (insufficient USDC balance) blocks the request
- Job may expire if not polled within a reasonable window
- Network timeout on initial POST if the file URL is very large or slow to resolve

## How this service works

Seven pay-per-call services on Base, settled in USDC over x402: video and image generation, transcription, PDF-to-Markdown, and an auditable gas forecasting loop. No key, no account, no subscription.

## Output

Returns a JSON object with a jobId (UUID string), a status field set to 'processing', a success boolean, a statusUrl to poll for completion, and a pollAfterSeconds value (e.g. 15) indicating when to first check for the finished transcript.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "audioUrl": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Public URL of an audio or video file"
  },
  "language": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "ISO code such as en; omit to auto-detect"
  },
  "translate": {
   "type": "boolean",
   "description": "Translate the transcript into English"
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "jobId": "8c2d1e4f6a9b0c3d5e7f8091a2b3c4d5",
  "status": "processing",
  "success": true,
  "statusUrl": "https://lotusnetworkapi.com/api/v1/jobs/8c2d1e4f6a9b0c3d5e7f8091a2b3c4d5",
  "pollAfterSeconds": 15
 }
}
```

## More

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